{"id":2564,"date":"2026-08-16T15:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/?page_id=2564"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:40:49","slug":"greek-sovereign-debt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/all-issues\/greek-sovereign-debt\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Greek Sovereign Debt: Addressing Economic Distress and Growth in the Euro Area<\/h2>\n<p>Multinational Finance Journal, 2018, vol. 22, no. 1\/2, pp. 1\u201333<\/p>\n<p style=\"align-items: center;gap: 12px;font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2025\/02\/MJ0p1dg2gkn71h0jah04in1n3jt4g4.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2383\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/07\/download-blue-button-300x89.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/07\/download-blue-button-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.uwasa.fi\/mfjuva\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/4\/files\/sites\/231\/2026\/07\/download-blue-button.png 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panayotis Alexakis<\/strong>,\u00a0 <em>National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gikas Hardouvelis<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>University of Piraeus &amp; Ex Minister of Finance of Greece, Greece<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dean Paxson<\/strong>, <em>University of Manchester, UK<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gordon Sick<\/strong>, <em>University of Calgary, Canada<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lenos Trigeorgis<\/strong>, <em>University of Cyprus, Cyprus &amp; King\u2019s College London &amp; MIT, UK<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This article addresses certain key issues of the Greek sovereign debt crisis and its broader economic distress and growth implications for the Euro Area. It also offers a number of remedies, including growth indexed bonds, fiscal balances over the growth cycle, structural reforms, and the use of real option analysis in relevant public policy areas involving either inefficient or growth sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keywords:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Greek sovereign debt; Eurozone financial crisis; GDP-linked bonds; structural reforms; real options.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Citation (APA):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"230\">Alexakis, P., Hardouvelis, G., Paxson, D., Sick, G., &amp; Trigeorgis, L. (2018). Greek sovereign debt: Addressing economic distress and growth in the euro area. <em data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"218\">Multinational Finance Journal, 22<\/em>(1\/2), 1\u201333.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Citation (Harvard):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a4d709d-d18c-83ed-83c9-0a01bb24e020-10\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a4d709d-d18c-83ed-83c9-0a01bb24e020-10\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a4d709d-d18c-83ed-83c9-0a01bb24e020-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-84\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3c95d054-9ea9-4cec-ba4a-656fa833a9ad\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"469\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Alexakis, P., Hardouvelis, G., Paxson, D., Sick, G. and Trigeorgis, L., 2018. 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